Commercial Farmers' Union of Zimbabwe
Helping women unlock agric potential Herald 12/3/2020 Sifelani Tsiko Agric, Environment & Innovations Editor Thembi Mlilo, a smallholder farmer at Sibangani Village in the Umzingwane District of Matabeleland South, can now look forward to harvesting and threshing her sorghum crop with ease, in less time and attain cleaner grain more than ever before following …
Plethora of problems affect irrigation schemes’ output Chronicle 12/3/2020 Insukamini Irrigation Scheme members hold a trophy they won recently at the 2019 National Irrigation Scheme competition. The irrigation scheme was almost collapsing when CCMT intervenened — (pictures Patrick Chitumba) Feature Patrick Chitumba, Midlands Bureau Chief Around 2015, a once-vibrant irrigation scheme in Lower Gweru was facing …
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Gvt bans slaughter of cattle from disease-affected areas By Sindiso Mhlope Daily News 12/3/2020 CABINET yesterday banned the slaughter and sale of cattle from regions affected by disease outbreaks. This comes amid reports that some unscrupulous individuals were selling diseased cattle to butcheries, who were in turn retailing it to unsuspecting consumers. Agriculture minister Perrance …
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Command Agric mystery deepens By Mugove Tafirenyika Daily News Last updated Mar 10, 2020 THE mystery over the US$840 million allegedly paid to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB) by the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) for Command Agriculture deepened yesterday with the company distancing itself from the programme. Appearing before the Tendai Biti-chaired Public Accounts Parliamentary …
New farming concept unveiled Herald 11/3/2020 Minister Shiri Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter GOVERNMENT has introduced a new farming concept called Pfumvudza to maximise productivity per unit area, even during drought periods, to ensure household and national food and nutritional security. Pfumvudza involves the utilisation of small pieces of land and applying the correct agronomic …
President’s farm hosts field day tomorrow Herald 11/3/2020 President Mnangagwa Freedom Mupanedemo Midlands Bureau All is set for this year’s national field day at President Mnangagwa’s Pricabe Farm on the outskirts of Kwekwe, that is scheduled for tomorrow. The Department of Agriculture, Technical and Extension Services (Agritex), in conjunction with Seed Co, identified Pricabe …
GMB clarifies Command Agric funds position Herald 11/3/2020 Elita Chikwati Senior Reporter The Grain Marketing Board (GMB) on Monday denied that it received funds meant for Command Agriculture from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ). The GMB said it was only a receiving agent for the input programme. This was said by GMB operations …
Farmers to access US$50m John Deere tractors Herald 11/3/2020 Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services Minister Monica Mutsvangwa Kudakwashe Mugari Deputy News Editor GOVERNMENT has assured farmers that they are eligible to access equipment for the assembling of tractors, combine harvesters and disc harrows under the US$50 million John Deere facility, with the equipment expected …
Govt clamps down on uninspected meat Herald 11/3/2020 Minister Shiri Freeman Razemba Crime Reporter THE Government has dismissed social media reports of contaminated meat on the market as false. Efforts are however, being undertaken to intensify inspection processes to monitor meat sold in supermarkets and butcheries, a Cabinet minister has said. Lands, Agriculture, Water …
Masvingo registers over 250 fishing cooperatives Chronicle 11/3/2020 Masvingo Bureau MORE than 250 fishing cooperatives have been registered in Masvingo with Government and development agencies collaborating to empower households. Provincial head in the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Mr Joseph Mupinga, said the registration of fishing cooperatives was done …
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